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Pine County board reviews septic ordinance changes to ease lot splits; zoning board to hold public hearing
Summary
County staff proposed administrative-variance language to allow certain unplatted lot splits without proving two Type 1 septic sites, suggesting consistent countywide thresholds (a 1.5-acre buildable-area recommendation); board directed zoning board to refine language and schedule a public hearing.
County administrators presented proposed updates to Pine County—s subsurface sewage treatment ordinance aimed at reducing the burden on property owners who seek to split lots but cannot demonstrate two Type 1 septic sites.
Kelly Schroeder, county administrator, told the board that "Minnesota rule 70 80 0 100 sub part 3 f states that any new lots of record created after 01/23/1996 must have a minimum of 2 soil treatment areas that can support a type 1 septic system." Schroeder said many existing lots in Pine County routinely use Type 3 mound systems, which…
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